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Harvesters Food Bank Appeals for Food, Money, Volunteers

Harvesters is a community food bank based in Kansas City that serves local food pantries in both Kansas and Missouri.
Harvesters is a community food bank based in Kansas City that serves local food pantries in both Kansas and Missouri.

Both Kansas and Missouri rank higher than the national average in food insecurity, with nearly 15 percent of adults and 17 percent of children living with hunger. That's according to Harvesters, the community food bank based in Kansas City. Kansas Public Radio's J. Schafer has more.


You can learn more about helping the hungry at Harvesters.org.
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Harvesters Food Bank Appeals for Food, Money, Volunteers

Harvesters, the community food bank in Kansas City, is asking area residents to give food, give time and give voice to those who don't have enough to eat. Gene Hallinan, the communications director for Harvesters, says both Kansas and Missouri rank higher than the national average in food insecurity. Hallinan says nearly 15 percent of adults and 17 percent of children in both states are living with hunger. In Kansas alone, that translates into hundreds of thousands of people


Harvesters is calling on people to donate food or cash to local food pantries such as Just Food in Lawrence. Learn more at Harvesters.org.

J. Schafer is the News Director of Kansas Public Radio. He’s also the Managing Editor of the Kansas Public Radio Network, which provides news and information to other public radio stations in Kansas and Missouri.